Call for Papers for a NYCEA sponsored CEA Special Topics Panel on"Literature and Law"at the 39th College English Association (CEA)Conference St. Louisâ€"27-29 March 2008

We welcome submissions of both past NYCEA papers previously presented atthe NYCEA Conference on this theme, OR new submissions on the topic of thisspecial session: "Literature and Law."

We also welcome full panel proposals fitting the above panel topic.

It is our desire to be able to field at the CEA conference a number ofpanels on this theme with the intent of creating a subset of scholarlycommunities, originally arising out of the NYCEA affiliate, within thelarger CEA conference community.

At its conference, CEA, vibrant organization, has always celebratedscholarly activity in many forms: traditional literary criticism, writingtheory, writing and literary pedagogies, and extrinsic studies as theyrelate to the conference themes or its special topics.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

CEA prefers to receive all submissions (including those for this specialtopic call on "Literature and Law") electronically through our conferencemanagement database housed at the following web address:

Electronic submissions open on September 5th and close on November 1st.Abstracts for proposals should be between 200 and 500 words in length andshould include a title.

Submitting electronically is a two-step process: 1) setting up a user ID,then 2) using that ID to log inâ€"this time to a welcome page which providesa link for submitting proposals to the conference. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONSDEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2007. Emailed submissions will not be accepted;electronic submissions must come through our submission site listed abovefollowing the easy two-step process.

If submitting a panel, panel organizers should create user IDs for allproposed participants.

Though CEA prefers to receive proposals through the conference database (asit facilitates communication about the conference in a smooth and timelymanner), we will accept HARD COPY PROPOSALS for "Literature and Law"POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 15TH, via regular mail. Hard-copyproposals should include the following information:

*Name*Institutional affiliation (if applicable)*Mailing address (including zip code)*Phone number*E-mail address*Title for the proposed presentation & indication of special topic category*Abstract of 200-500 words*Special needs, if any*A-V equipment needs, if any (AUDIOVISUAL REQUESTS: Please make all A-Vequipment requests when you submit your proposal by checking theappropriate box in the online proposal submission form or by including yourrequest in the hard copy proposal. Any participants offering PowerPointprograms must bring their own laptops.CEA cannot provide Internet access.).

PANEL ORGANIZERS SHOULD INCLUDE THE ABOVE INFORMATION FOR ALL PROPOSEDPARTICIPANTS. If you are willing to serve as a session chair orrespondent, please indicate this in your cover letter.

IMPORTANT: Address hard copy submissions and any other conferencecorrespondence to the Program Chair:

*To preserve time for discussion, CEA limits all presentations to 15 minutes.*Notifications of proposal status will be sent around December 5th.*All presenters must join CEA by January 1, 2008 to appear on the program.*Conference registration material will arrive in January and will indicateregistration feepayment deadlines at that time.*Presenters must read their own papers at the conference.*No one may read more than one paper.*CEA does not sponsor or fund travel or underwrite participant costs.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SPECIAL TOPICS THEME? Contact Lauren De La Vars atLDELAVAR_at_sbu.edu